Head of house
A leader responsible for pastoral care of pupils in a house, a vertical group across year groups.
- Used in
- All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Topic
- School roles
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Related terms
- House system All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A way of dividing pupils into groups (houses) that mix year groups, used for pastoral care and competitions.
- Head of year (HoY) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A leader responsible for the pastoral care, behaviour and progress of all pupils in one year group.
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